Boise Hawks
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| Boise Hawks | ||
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| League | Northwest League | |
| Division | Eastern | |
| Year founded | 1987 | |
| Major League affiliation | Chicago Cubs | |
| Home ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
| Previous home ballparks | Bill Wigle Field | |
| City | Boise, Idaho | |
| Current uniform colors | green, orange, red, cornsilk | |
| Previous uniform colors | navy blue, red | |
| Logo design | An orange hawk in flight carrying a baseball bat in its talons outlined in cornsilk and red. The hawk also doubles as a capital "B." Below the hawk is the "Hawks" wordmark in orange outlined in cornsilk and red. | |
| Division titles | 9 (1991, 1993-95, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006) | |
| League titles | 6 (1991, 1993-95, 2002, 2004) | |
| Manager | Tom Beyers | |
| Owner | Horizon Broadcast Group | |
The Boise Hawks are a short-season Class A minor league baseball team, located in Boise, Idaho. The team is currently a farm team for the Chicago Cubs.
Boise's original team in the Northwest League was in 1975, as the Boise A's. The team only lasted two seasons, folding after the 1976 season. In 1978, Boise again fielded a team, the independent Boise Buckskins, but after a 23-49 season, the team folded.
The current team was founded in 1987 as an independent member of the Northwest League, and joined the California Angels organization in 1990. In 2001 the Hawks moved their affiliation to the Cubs.
The Hawks play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Garden City, Idaho. The 4,500 seat facility, on the banks of the Boise River, opened in 1989 for the Hawks' third season. The stadium was privately built by an investor group led by Bill Pereira and son Cord Pereira. For their first two seasons (1987-1988), the Hawks played their home games at Bill Wigle Field on the campus of Borah High School.
The team is the sole asset of the Horizon Broadcast Group. Hawks games are heard on the radio on 1350 KTIK-AM.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1987 | 26-50 | 8th | Derrel Thomas / Mal Fichman | |
| 1988 | 30-46 | 7th | Mal Fichman | |
| 1989 | 35-40 | 5th | Mal Fichman | |
| 1990 | 53-23 | 1st | Tom Kotchman | Lost playoffs |
| 1991 | 50-26 | 1st | Tom Kotchman | League Champs |
| 1992 | 40-36 | 3rd | Tom Kotchman | |
| 1993 | 41-35 | 3rd | Tom Kotchman | League Champs |
| 1994 | 44-32 | 2nd | Tom Kotchman | League Champs |
| 1995 | 48-27 | 1st | Tom Kotchman | League Champs |
| 1996 | 43-33 | 2nd | Tom Kotchman | |
| 1997 | 51-25 | 1st | Tom Kotchman | Lost playoffs |
| 1998 | 47-29 | 1st(t) | Tom Kotchman | Lost playoffs |
| 1999 | 43-33 | 2nd | Tom Kotchman | |
| 2000 | 41-35 | 1st (t) | Tom Kotchman | |
| 2001 | 52-23 | 1st | Steve McFarland | Lost playoffs |
| 2002 | 49-27 | 1st | Steve McFarland | League Champs |
| 2003 | 27-49 | 8th | Steve McFarland | |
| 2004 | 42-34 | 1st (t) | Tom Beyers | League Champs |
| 2005 | 34-42 | 6th (t) | Trey Forkerway | |
| 2006 | 44-32 | 2nd | Steve McFarland | Lost League Finals |
| 2007 | Tom Beyers |
[edit] External links
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